# Kurt Brändle

Kurt-Werner Brändle (19 January 1912 – 3 November 1943) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 180 enemy aircraft shot down in over 700 combat missions. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front, with 25 claims over the Western Front. He was "ace-in-a-day" three times, shooting down five or more aircraft on a single day.
Born in Ludwigsburg, Brändle, who already was a civilian motor-powered aircraft and glider pilot, volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe of Nazy Germany in 1935. He was posted to Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing) in 1939 and claimed 14 aerial victories on the Western Front. In May 1942 he was given command of II. Gruppe (2nd group) of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" (JG 3—3rd Fighter Wing). Fighting on the Eastern Front, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 July 1942 after 49 aerial victories. In July and August 1942, he claimed a further 50 aerial victories in the southern sector of the Eastern Front. After claiming his 100th aerial victory he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 27 August 1942.
On 5 July 1943 during the Battle of Kursk, Brändle achieved his 150th aerial victory and in August 1943 was transferred to the Western Front fighting in Defense of the Reich. There Brändle was killed in action on 3 November 1943 west of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. His body was washed ashore near Zandvoort on 30 December 1943.

## Early life and career

Brändle was born on 19 January 1912 in Ludwigsburg in the Kingdom of Württemberg, a federated state of the German Empire. His father was a Meister, a master craftsman, in the field of precision mechanics. Following school, Brändle learned the trade of a surgical instrument maker and worked in his father's firm.
Since his early youth he was very enthusiastic about flying and volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe of the Third Reich on 10 December 1935. There he participated in a number of exercises and was promoted to Leutnant (second lieutenant) of the Reserves on 1 December 1936. In his civilian life, Brändle attained a pilot license and worked as a flight instructor. As an instructor, he trained roughly 150 students and logged more than 6,000 starts and 8,000 flight hours before he became a military aviator. In addition to his passion for motor power flight, he also was a glider pilot.
In early 1937 Brändle passed his Meister examination in aircraft construction and in the same year was trained as a fighter pilot with Jagdgeschwader 134 "Horst Wessel" (JG 134—134th Fighter Wing), named after the martyr of the Nazi movement Horst Wessel. As of 1 February 1939, Brändle served with Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment 22 (22nd Flight Training Regiment) in Güstrow. There, he transferred from the reserve force to active service and was promoted to Oberleutnant (first lieutenant) on 1 June 1939. He was then transferred to the 4. Staffel (4th Squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing).

## World War II

World War II in Europe began on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland. Brändle received the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse) on 20 April 1940. He claimed his first aerial victory on 10 May 1940 during the Battle of France, shooting down an Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 south of Sedan. In total Brändle claimed two victories over France before he was wounded on 26 May 1940. During takeoff on a maintenance test flight he crashed into a Dornier Do 17 injuring himself in the head. He spent the next few weeks in the military hospital at Heidelberg.
After recovering from the hospital, Brändle claimed his second victory during the Battle of Britain over the Royal Air Force (RAF) on 11 August 1940. On 26 August 1940, he was tasked with the leadership of 5. Staffel (5th Squadron) of JG 53. Following his fourth aerial victory, he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse) on 3 September 1940. He was officially appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 5. Staffel on 15 September 1940. On 11 November 1940, he claimed his 6th and 7th aerial victories and was awarded the Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Fighter Pilots (Frontflugspange für Jagdflieger) in Silver on 5 May 1941 and in Gold on 7 June 1941.
The bulk of the Geschwader's air elements were moved via Jever, in northern Germany, to Mannheim-Sandhofen on 8 June 1941. There the aircraft were given a maintenance overhaul prior to moving east. The II. Gruppe was transferred to Neusiedel in East Prussia, present-day Malomožaiskojė in Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia, between 12–14 June. On 22 June the Geschwader crossed into Soviet airspace in support of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union which opened the Eastern Front. There, Brändle claimed further victories and by the end of October 1941 was credited with 28 aerial victories.
Brändle's unit was then relocated to the Western Front again in October 1941 where it was based at Leeuwarden in the Netherlands before it was moved to the Mediterranean theater in December 1941. Based at Comiso airfield, Brändle flew combat missions against the RAF during the siege of Malta. There he was awarded the German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) on 25 February 1942 and four days later, on 1 March, he was promoted to Hauptmann (captain).

### Group commander

On 1 May 1942, Brändle was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" (JG 3—3rd Fighter Wing), named after the World War I fighter ace Ernst Udet. Its former Gruppenkommandeur, Hauptmann Karl-Heinz Krahl, had been killed in action over Malta on 14 April 1942. At the time, the Gruppe was stationed at Plzeň for rest and refit before it was relocated to the Eastern Front on 18 May 1942. Too late to participate in the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula, it was located on the left wing of Army Group South, assigned to an airfield at Chuguyev in the Kharkov area where they arrived on 19 May. Brändle scored the Gruppe's first victory after the relocation, claiming a Polikarpov R-5 reconnaissance bomber aircraft at 3:49 am on 20 May 1942. By this date, Brändle had accumulated 36 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 1 July 1942 for 49 aerial victories. On this day, he claimed his 53rd aerial victory, after he shot down an Ilyushin Il-2 "Sturmovik".
Brändle often claimed multiple victories per day, three victories on 8 July 1942 took his tally to 58 and further three claims made on 10 July took his score to 61. On 16 July 1942 he filed four claims, numbers 64–67. He became an "ace-in-a-day" for the first time on 26 July 1942 when he shot down five enemy aircraft, aerial victories 73–77, and again five on 7 August 1942, 89 in total.
In July and August 1942, he claimed 50 aerial victories in the southern sector of the Eastern Front, among them his 100th to 102nd victory on 23 August 1942. He was the 17th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark. For this achievement he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) on 27 August 1942, the 114th officer or soldier of the Wehrmacht so honored. The presentation was made by Adolf Hitler personally.
Brändle was promoted to Major on 1 March 1943. On 29 April 1943, he claimed his 135th to 138th aerial victories. On 5 July 1943, the first day of the Battle of Kursk (Unternehmen Zitadelle), he claimed five victories taking his total to 151. His II. Gruppe claimed 77 aircraft shot down on 12 July which included its 2,000 aerial victory of the war.

### Defense of the Reich and death

In early August 1943, Brändle's II. Gruppe was withdrawn from the Eastern Front for service in Defense of the Reich on the Western Front. The Gruppe spent one-month training in northern Germany before they arrived at the Schiphol airfield near Amsterdam in the Netherlands on 12 September. While based at Uetersen Airfield, the Gruppe received the Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 which was equipped with Y-Control for fighters, a system used to control groups of fighters intercepting United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) bomber formations.
On 3 November 1943, Brändle shot down two Republic P-47 Thunderbolts fighters escorting a formation of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses on a mission targeting Wilhelmshaven. Later that day, he was killed in action west of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Following an attack by a group of Martin B-26 Marauders on Schiphol airfield, II. Gruppe scrambled to counter the attack. It is assumed that he was shot down in his Bf 109 G-6 (Werknummer 26058—factory number) by Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fighters under the command of Wing Commander Lloyd Chadburn. His body was later washed ashore near Zandvoort on 30 December 1943 and was buried at the Heroes Cemetery in Amsterdam (field 74, grave 405) one day later. His remains were moved in January 1944 before they were reinterred for a last time on 2 December 1947, this time at the cemetery Ysselsteyn (block CW, row 1, grave 25).

## Summary of career
### Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Brändle was credited with 180 aerial victories. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 170 aerial victory claims, plus five further unconfirmed claims. This number includes 16 aerial victory claims on the Western Front, and 154 Soviet Air Forces piloted aircraft on the Eastern Front.
Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 18274". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360 square miles (930 km$^2$). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size.
Chronicle of aerial victories :
| This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Brändle an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.  This and the ! (exclamation mark) indicates those aerial victories listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock.  This and the # (hash mark) indicates those aerial victories listed by Mathews and Foreman.  This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman. ||||||||||||
| Claim! | Claim# | Date | Time | Type | Location | Claim! | Claim# | Date | Time | Type | Location |
| – 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 – ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 13 May 1940 | 12:05 | M.S.406 | south of Sedan | 3 | 3 | 16 August 1940 | 18:15 | Spitfire | west-southwest of Isle of Wight |
| 2 | 2? | 11 August 1940 | 11:45 | Spitfire | west of Portland | 4 | 4 | 11 September 1940 | 17:40 | Spitfire | |
| – 5. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 – At the Channel and over England — 26 June 1940 – 21 June 1941 ||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 26 September 1940 | 17:38 | Spitfire | 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Isle of Wight | 7 | 7 | 11 November 1940 | 13:15 | Spitfire | |
| 6 | 6 | 11 November 1940 | 13:07 | Spitfire | | | | | | | |
| – 5. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 – Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941 ||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 22 June 1941 | 18:03 | SB-3 | north of Tauroggen | 19 | 18 | 26 July 1941 | 11:26 | SB-3 | |
| 9 | 9 | 1 July 1941 | 19:50 | SB-3 | | 20 | 19 | 30 August 1941 | 18:07 | R-5 | |
| 10 | 10 | 6 July 1941 | 19:46 | SB-3 | | 21 | 20 | 11 September 1941 | 14:22 | I-16 | |
| 11 | 11 | 6 July 1941 | 19:51 | SB-3 | | 22 | 21 | 16 September 1941 | 06:47 | I-16 | |
| 12 | | 7 July 1941 | 03:57 | I-153 | | 23 | 22 | 17 September 1941 | 11:38 | I-18 (MiG-1) | |
| 13 | 12 | 9 July 1941 | 05:01 | Li-6 | | 24 | 23 | 21 September 1941 | 10:38 | I-18 (MiG-1) | |
| 14 | 13 | 12 July 1941 | 19:51 | SB-3 | | 25 | 24 | 22 September 1941 | 15:51 | I-18 (MiG-1) | |
| 15 | 14 | 15 July 1941 | 19:14 | DB-3 | | 26 | 25 | 22 September 1941 | 15:53 | I-18 (MiG-1) | |
| 16 | 15 | 24 July 1941 | 18:26 | I-153 | | 27 | 26 | 27 September 1941 | 16:39 | I-18 (MiG-1) | |
| 17 | 16 | 25 July 1941 | 20:21 | Pe-2 | | 28 | 27 | 3 October 1941 | 10:00 | I-18 (MiG-1) | |
| 18 | 17 | 26 July 1941 | 11:23 | SB-2 | | 29 | 28 | 4 October 1941 | 12:09 | Pe-2 | |
| – 5. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 – Mediterranean Theater — 15 December 1941 – 31 December 1942 ||||||||||||
| 30 | 29 | 24 December 1941 | 13:08 | Hurricane | | 34 | 33 | 24 March 1942 | 15:08 | Spitfire | |
| 31 | 30 | 4 January 1942 | 10:28 | Hurricane | | 35 | 34 | 21 April 1942 | 12:37 | Spitfire | |
| 32 | 31 | 19 January 1942 | 13:54 | Hurricane | | 36 | 35 | 21 April 1942 | 17:39 | Spitfire | 1 km (0.62 mi) south of Bubaqra |
| 33 | 32 | 15 February 1942 | 10:14 | Hurricane | | | | | | | |
| – Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 3 – Eastern Front — 29 April 1942 – 31 December 1943 ||||||||||||
| 37 | 36 | 20 May 1942 | 03:49 | R-5 | | 104 | 103 | 15 September 1942 | 09:44 | Il-2 | 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Zubtsov |
| 38 | 37 | 23 May 1942 | 07:26 | I-61 (MiG-3) | | 105 | 104 | 21 September 1942 | 11:06 | Pe-2 | 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Rzhev |
| 39 | 38 | 23 May 1942 | 12:17 | I-61 (MiG-3) | | 106 | 105 | 21 September 1942 | 11:07 | MiG-1 | 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Rzhev |
| 40 | 39 | 26 May 1942 | 08:57 | MiG-1 | | 107 | 106 | 29 September 1942 | 08:59 | LaGG-3 | PQ 18274, southeast of Staraya Russa |
| 41 | 40 | 26 May 1942 | 17:10 | MiG-1 | east of Savyntsi | 108 | 107 | 29 September 1942 | 09:08 | I-16 | PQ 18252, east-southeast of Staraya Russa |
| 42 | 41 | 26 May 1942 | 17:20 | MiG-1 | 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Savyntsi | 109 | 108 | 7 November 1942 | 12:29 | LaGG-3 | PQ 17862 |
| 43 | 42 | 29 May 1942 | 15:49 | Pe-2 | | 110 | 109 | 10 November 1942 | 12:27 | LaGG-3 | 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Zapadnaya |
| 44 | 43 | 2 June 1942 | 13:14 | MiG-1 | | 111 | 110 | 11 November 1942 | 14:17 | La-5 | PQ 27731 |
| 45 | 44 | 2 June 1942 | 13:23 | MiG-1 | | 112 | 111 | 17 December 1942 | 10:55 | Il-2? | PQ 29452 |
| 46 | 45 | 10 June 1942 | 17:32 | LaGG-3 | 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Buganjewka | 113 | 112 | 17 December 1942 | 13:10 | Yak-1 | 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Abganerowo |
| 47 | 46 | 11 June 1942 | 06:35 | Il-2 | | 114 | 113 | 17 December 1942 | 13:17 | Il-2 | 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Petrapawlowskoje 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Shutow |
| 48 | 47 | 11 June 1942 | 06:42 | Il-2 | | 115 | 114 | 17 December 1942 | 13:23 | Il-2 | PQ 39670 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Shutow |
| 49 | 48 | 12 June 1942 | 10:54 | Su-2 (Seversky) | | 116 | 115 | 17 December 1942 | 13:30 | Il-2 | 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Nestarkin |
| 50 | 49 | 13 June 1942 | 10:18 | Il-2 | | 117 | 116 | 27 December 1942 | 11:55 | MiG-1 | PQ 29394 |
| 51 | 50 | 24 June 1942 | 11:38 | LaGG-3 | south of Wilschana | 118 | 117 | 27 December 1942 | 12:05 | Il-2 | 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Nestarkin 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Obliwskaja |
| 52 | 51 | 29 June 1942 | 18:42 | Pe-2 | | 119 | 118 | 31 December 1942 | 07:06 | Il-2 | 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Michailowka |
| 53 | 52 | 30 June 1942 | 11:38 | LaGG-3 | | 120 | 119 | 31 December 1942 | 07:30 | Il-2 | PQ 19431 |
| 54 | 53 | 1 July 1942 | 16:17 | Il-2 | 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Alissowo Gorscheschnoje | 121 | 120 | 3 January 1943 | 07:52 | Il-2 | PQ 09391 |
| 55 | 54 | 3 July 1942 | 15:10 | Il-2 | | 122 | 121 | 26 January 1943 | 11:47 | MiG-1? | PQ 09562 |
| 56 | 55 | 4 July 1942 | 16:58 | LaGG-3 | | 123 | 122 | 28 January 1943 | 09:25 | Yak-4 | PQ 09713 |
| 57 | 56 | 8 July 1942 | 19:24 | Pe-2 | | 124 | 123 | 1 February 1943 | 11:05 | MiG-1 | PQ 99461 40 km (25 mi) east-northeast of Voroshilovgrad |
| 58 | 57 | 8 July 1942 | 19:27 | Pe-2 | | 125 | 124 | 1 February 1943 | 11:15 | Yak-1 | PQ 09513, west of Klimovo |
| 59 | 58 | 8 July 1942 | 19:32 | Pe-2 | | 126 | 125 | 1 February 1943 | 11:22 | Yak-4 | PQ 99861 40 km (25 mi) east of Ravenki |
| 60 | 59 | 10 July 1942 | 09:30 | Pe-2 | | 127 | 126 | 2 February 1943 | 09:21 | Il-2 | PQ 99614 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Voroshilovgrad |
| 61 | 60 | 10 July 1942 | 09:50 | MiG-1 | | 128 | 127 | 2 February 1943 | 09:23 | Il-2 | PQ 99623 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Voroshilovgrad |
| 62 | 61 | 10 July 1942 | 09:52 | MiG-1 | | 129 | 128 | 2 February 1943 | 09:25 | Il-2 | PQ 99642 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Voroshilovgrad |
| 63 | 62 | 11 July 1942 | 08:55 | R-5 | | 130 | 129 | 10 February 1943 | 09:10 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 99452, east of Voroshilovgrad 25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Voroshilovgrad |
| 64 | 63 | 13 July 1942 | 09:07 | MiG-3 | | 131 | 130 | 20 April 1943 | 11:56 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 75423, Novorossiysk Kabardinka area |
| 65 | 64 | 16 July 1942 | 11:45 | LaGG-3 | | 132 | 131 | 20 April 1943 | 11:58 | Il-2 | PQ 34 Ost 75464, southeast of Novorossiysk Kabardinka area |
| 66 | 65 | 16 July 1942 | 17:17 | Pe-2 | | 133 | | 22 April 1943 | 17:30 | P-39 | |
| 67 | 66 | 16 July 1942 | 17:20 | Pe-2 | | 134 | 132 | 23 April 1943 | 09:45 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 85328, east of Novorossiysk Krassnyj area |
| 68 | 67 | 16 July 1942 | 17:23 | Pe-2 | | 135 | 133 | 23 April 1943 | 17:12 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 75433, south of Novorossiysk 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Kabardinka |
| 69 | 68 | 20 July 1942 | 15:44 | Il-2 | | 136 | 134 | 29 April 1943 | 07:47 | Yak-4 | PQ 34 Ost 85154, 3 km (1.9 mi) southwest of Abinskaja Abinskaja-Achtyrskaja |
| 70 | 69 | 21 July 1942 | 09:05 | Il-2 | Konstantinowskoje | 137 | 135 | 29 April 1943 | 07:56 | Yak-4 | PQ 34 Ost 85181, southwest of Achtyrskaja south of Achtyrskaja |
| 71 | 70 | 23 July 1942 | 13:01 | Il-2 | | 138 | 136 | 29 April 1943 | 07:57 | Yak-4 | PQ 34 Ost 85181, southwest of Achtyrskaja south of Achtyrskaja |
| 72 | 71 | 23 July 1942 | 13:03 | Il-2 | | 139 | 137 | 7 May 1943 | 16:26 | I-16 | PQ 34 Ost 86774, south of Troizkaja Kijewskoje |
| 73 | 72 | 24 July 1942 | 11:41 | Yak-1 | | 140 | 138 | 8 May 1943 | 11:31 | I-153 | PQ 34 Ost 75262, south of Krymskaja Krymsk area |
| 74♠ | 73 | 26 July 1942 | 12:04 | Il-2 | 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Kalach | 141 | 139 | 8 May 1943 | 11:33 | I-153 | PQ 34 Ost 85114, west of Mertschanskaja Mertschskaja area |
| 75♠ | 74 | 26 July 1942 | 12:09 | MiG-1 | 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Kalach | 142 | 140 | 8 May 1943 | 15:23 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 85123, southwest of Mingrelskaja Sswobodnyj area |
| 76♠ | 75 | 26 July 1942 | 16:05 | Pe-2 | | 143 | 141 | 11 May 1943 | 11:56 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 85144, southeast of Krymskaja west of Abinsk |
| 77♠ | 76 | 26 July 1942 | 16:07 | Pe-2 | | 144 | 142 | 31 May 1943 | 06:02 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 71794, south of Bolshoj Burluk 25 km (16 mi) south of Novy Oskol |
| 78♠ | 77 | 26 July 1942 | 16:11 | Yak-1 | | 145 | 143 | 19 June 1943 | 08:55 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 62813, west of Prilepy 20 km (12 mi) east of Oboyan |
| 79 | 78 | 27 July 1942 | 09:11 | LaGG-3 | Kalach | 146 | 144 | 20 June 1943 | 09:57 | Boston | PQ 35 Ost 70161, near train station Shipowatoje 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Valuyki |
| 80 | 79 | 27 July 1942 | 09:12 | LaGG-3 | Kalach | 147♠ | 145 | 5 July 1943 | 03:50 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 60122, north of Kharkov-Roganj Kharkov area |
| 81 | 80 | 3 August 1942 | 14:55 | Yak-1 | south of Peskowatka | 148♠ | 146 | 5 July 1943 | 03:57 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 60284, Malinovka 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Malinovka |
| 82 | 81 | 5 August 1942 | 07:12 | Yak-1 | northwest of Dubowy Ostrog | 149♠ | 147 | 5 July 1943 | 04:07 | Yak-1 | PQ 35 Ost 6046, west of Petschenegi 20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Malinovka |
| 83 | 82 | 6 August 1942 | 11:25 | Pe-2? | northeast of Aksay | 150♠ | 148 | 5 July 1943 | 10:22 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 61172, northwest of Belgorod 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Kharkov |
| 84 | 83 | 6 August 1942 | 11:26 | Pe-2? | southeast of Iwanowka | 151♠ | 149 | 5 July 1943 | 10:24 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 61244, 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Lutschky 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Prokhorovka |
| 85 | 84 | 6 August 1942 | 11:35 | Pe-2? | east of Tschapurniki | 152 | 150 | 6 July 1943 | 14:04 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 61112, west of Werchopenje 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Belgorod |
| 86♠ | 85 | 7 August 1942 | 14:09 | Pe-2? | southwest of Klischewskij | 153 | 151 | 6 July 1943 | 14:07 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 61112, west of Werchopenje 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Belgorod |
| 87♠ | 86 | 7 August 1942 | 14:10 | Pe-2? | south of Klischewskij | 154 | 152 | 7 July 1943 | 07:33 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 61462, east of Belgorod 25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Belgorod |
| 88♠ | 87 | 7 August 1942 | 14:11 | Pe-2? | Klischewskij | 155 | 153 | 7 July 1943 | 07:55 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 61211, east of Werchopenje Prokhorovka area |
| 89♠ | 88 | 7 August 1942 | 17:46 | Pe-2? | west-northwest of Flodowitoje | 156 | 154 | 7 July 1943 | 08:03 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 61162, southeast of Werchopenje 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Prokhorovka |
| 90♠ | 89 | 7 August 1942 | 17:46 | Pe-2? | south of Ssolenyi | 157 | 155 | 14 July 1943 | 08:35 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 61253, Oskotchnoje 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Prokhorovka |
| 91 | 90 | 8 August 1942 | 09:46 | Su-2 (Seversky) | east of Nischnij Mity | 158 | 156 | 14 July 1943 | 08:41 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 61281, northeast of Belgorod 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Prokhorovka |
| 92 | 91 | 8 August 1942 | 09:48 | Su-2 (Seversky) | west of Popow | 159 | 157 | 17 July 1943 | 08:13 | Yak-4 | PQ 35 Ost 61131, Werchopenje 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Prokhorovka |
| 93 | 92 | 8 August 1942 | 09:50 | Su-2 (Seversky) | southwest of Leonowo | 160 | 158 | 17 July 1943 | 14:16 | Boston | PQ 35 Ost 61164, Jakowlewo |
| 94 | 93 | 9 August 1942 | 14:40 | R-5 | east of Mostrowskij | 161 | 159 | 21 July 1943 | 10:12 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 88144, west of Kuteinykove 20 km (12 mi) east of Jalisawehino |
| 95 | 94 | 10 August 1942 | 07:07 | I-180 (Yak-7) | southwest of Businowka southwest of Kalach | 162 | 160 | 21 July 1943 | 10:14 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 88263, northeast of Kuybyshev Jalisawehino area |
| 96 | 95 | 11 August 1942 | 12:06 | MiG-1 | southwest of Stalingrad | 163 | 161 | 22 July 1943 | 04:26 | Il-2 | PQ 34 Ost 88212, south of Krasny Luzk 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Jalisawehino |
| 97 | 96 | 19 August 1942 | 11:28 | ER-2 | southwest of Penyschino | 164 | 162 | 22 July 1943 | 10:44 | Il-2 | PQ 34 Ost 88291, west of Marijewka 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Jalisawehino |
| 98 | 97 | 19 August 1942 | 11:31 | ER-2 | northwest of Alayew | 165 | 163 | 22 July 1943 | 10:47 | Il-2 | PQ 34 Ost 88174, west of Kuteinykove 20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Jalisawehino |
| 99 | 98 | 22 August 1942 | 09:45 | LaGG-3 | Satow | 166 | 164 | 22 July 1943 | 10:50 | Il-2 | PQ 34 Ost 88181, 45 km (28 mi) east of Kuybyshev west of Domizza |
| 100 | 99 | 22 August 1942 | 09:47 | Il-2 | northeast of Gratschij | 167 | 165 | 23 July 1943 | 09:33 | Il-2 | PQ 34 Ost 88194, south of Kuteinykove 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Kuteinykove |
| 101 | 100 | 23 August 1942 | 05:43 | ER-2 | southwest of Karpovka | 168 | 166 | 23 July 1943 | 09:35 | Il-2 | PQ 34 Ost 88182, west of Kuteinykove vicinity of Kuteinykove |
| 102 | 101 | 23 August 1942 | 08:42 | LaGG-3 | northwest of Stalingrad | 169 | 167 | 27 July 1943 | 18:15 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 61184, southeast of Sawidowka |
| 103 | 102 | 23 August 1942 | 08:44 | LaGG-3 | Kotluban | 170 | 168 | 30 July 1943 | 12:22 | Il-2 | PQ 34 Ost 88233, east of Dimitrijewka 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Jalisawehino |
| – Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 3 – Western Front — 1 September – 31 December 1943 ||||||||||||
| 171 | 169 | 3 November 1943 | 12:30 | P-47 | PQ 05 Ost S/EK-4 northwest of Schagen | 172 | 170 | 3 November 1943 | 12:31 | P-47 | PQ 05 Ost S/FK-4 1 km (0.62 mi) west of Egmond |

### Awards

* Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd Class (20 April 1940)
** 1st Class (3 September 1940)
* Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Fighter Pilots
** in Silver (5 May 1941)
** in Gold (7 June 1941)
* German Cross in Gold on 25 February 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 5./Jagdgeschwader 53
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross on 1 July 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"
** 114th Oak Leaves on 27 August 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"